An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Freude

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2518553An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — FreudeJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Freude, feminine, ‘joy, pleasure, delight,’ from the equivalent Middle High German vröude, vreude, Old High German fręwida, feminine; akin to freuen, Middle High German vröuwen, Old High German frouwen; see froh. For the suffix see Gemeinde, Begierde, Zierde, Beschwerde.